MANTAS 28
Features
- Line array element for mid and high frequency reproduction
- Industry standard for sound reinforcement of all kinds and dimensions
- Bold design. Unmistakable “Outline”
- Enormous SPL in spite of its small form factor
- Optimal coupling of array elements up to the highest frequencies
- Full compatibility with Superfly
- Equipped with a 3″ compression driver coupled with a D.P.R.W.G. wave guide
- Designed for bi-amping
- Good cost : efficiency ratio
- 120° horizontal coverage
- High consistency and high efficiency as a result of the very precise cabinet design
- New high-precision integrated rigging hardware
- Ideal as the main system for theatres, medium-size festivals (up to 60 m) and indoor sports venues
- Flexibility: it can be used as delay, side-fill or down-fill for bigger systems (GTO and C-12)
Mantas 28 is one of the most recent Vertical Line Array element designed by Outline. Thanks to the great experience accumulated with Butterfly – the Outline system with the same fundamental components and characteristics – Mantas 28 offers leading edge performance from a cabinet that is extraordinarily compact and lightweight.
Its top-grade components – two 8-inch midwoofers with Neodymium magnets and a 3-inch compression driver loaded with the well-known D.P.R.W.G. – ensure absolutely insignificant distortion levels and greater reliability.
In simple operational terms, Mantas 28 can best be described as a ‘compact, medium throw’ line-source system, delivering exceptional intelligibility, headroom and power up to around 60 metres depending on location and configuration. Many systems can make the same claim in terms of performance, but very few achieve these results from an enclosure which is so small and light in weight.
In recent years the developmental race in line-source systems has been all about output and coverage relative to size. Mantas 28 leads this race by utilising the same key audio technologies as its larger siblings but in a super-compact enclosure whose audio performance seems at first to be simply impossible given the size of the loudspeaker. But it IS possible – with Outline’s unique designs, top quality components and world-class audio engineering.
Along with suitable low-frequency elements, Mantas 28 can be the core component of a flexible sound reinforcement system able to handle a huge range of projects with ease. Loud enough for rock ‘n’ roll, but with the detail and intimacy necessary for theatre, Mantas 28 is the perfect solution not only for busy mobile sound operators but permanent installation in multi-purpose venues. Its design and adaptability also makes it perfect for cross-rental as it is ideal for use as side-fills, delays or side-hangs in much larger Outline (and other) systems.
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Response (-10 dB) | 90 Hz – 18 kHz |
Horizontal Dispersion | 120° |
Vertical Dispersion | Array design dependent |
Splay Angles available | from 0° to 7.5° in 0.5° step with additional 0.25° position |
Operating configuration | Bi-amplified |
Impedance Midrange (Nom/Min) | 8 Ω / 6.4 Ω |
Impedance High (Nom/Min) | 8 Ω / 8.4 Ω |
Watt AES Midrange (Continuous/Peak) | 400 W / 1600 W |
Watt AES High (Continuous/Peak) | 110 W / 440 W |
Maximum SPL Output, one box * | 139 dB SPL |
Maximum SPL Output, four boxes * | 151 dB SPL |
* calculated using +10 dB Crest Factor signal @ 1 m, Free Field |
PHYSICAL
Component Midrange | 2 x 8” NdFeB partially horn loaded mid woofer |
Component High | 1 x 3” diaphragm NdFeB compression driver, DPRWG loaded |
Connectors | 2 x NL4 in parallel |
Cabinet Material | Baltic birch plywood |
Cabinet Finish | Black polyurea coating |
Grill | Epoxy powder coated |
Rigging | Integrated high-load aluminum hardware |
Height | 278 mm – 11” |
Width | 756 mm – 29 3/4” |
Depth | 518 mm – 20 3/8” |
Weight | 24 kg – 52.9 lb |
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FRM1-AL630 Superfly & Mantas 28 aluminium main frame, integrated rigging hardware, to rig up to 24 Mantas 28 (max load 630 kg) |
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DWNFLT2-GTO Down-fill adaptor to rig up to five Mantas 28 underneath GTO or GTO C-12 |
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ADPT-M28-BFLY Assembly kit (2 x V 1093 and 2 x V 1094) to rig Mantas 28 underneath Butterfly or Mantas |
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V 1070 & V1071 Superfly & Mantas 28 – main frame (MFR-BFLY-I) side (V 1070) and rear (V 1071) connection bars |
FCASE-M28-3P Flight case for three Mantas 28 enclosures |
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FCASE-M28-2P Flight case for two Mantas 28 enclosures |